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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1964
Page
1
Alberto J. Schazín reports in Lima that a stampede at the national stadium follows a Peru vs Argentina match won 1-0 by Argentina. Rioters attacked the Uruguayan referee and police used tear gas as 268+ died and 300+ injured. A national mourning was ordered.
Amid Semi Martial Law in Peru, thousands crowded the national stadium as panic set in. Priests administered rites while a wall and shattered windows testified to the violence. Most deaths were due to asphyxiation, with blood stains and piles of shoes marking the crush.
Washington columnist asserts boredom fuels political appeal and marital stability. Cites a national magazine claim that less boring parties win votes, and notes high boredom levels in government and marriage. Author jokes about his own marriage and references a continuation on page 2.
Relief spread across the eastern nation as a cool front brought lower temperatures but caused cloud bursts and high winds in the Ohio Valley and Appalachians. Severe storms felled trees in Pittsburgh and knocked out power to about 800 Ambridge homes for an hour.
Hollywood NBC will televise the 16th annual Emmy awards from Hollywood and New York with NBC fully participating after ABC and CBS disputed categories. NBC led nominations with 56, CBS 45, ABC 25 as tensions over the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences linger.
Beckley and vicinity expect sunny skies with cooler conditions today high near 78. Tonight mostly clear and cooler with low around 50. Tuesday stays sunny and pleasant with a touch warmer temperatures. River and lake conditions are normal and clear with a new Hinton gauge at 1.8 feet. Five day forecast calls for above normal highs and lows, scattered showers Wednesday and Thursday, and a quarter inch by Saturday.
Police across France hunted today for the alleged mastermind of the gang that kidnapped Mme Dassault wife of Marcel Dassault and held her 35 hours. The man identified as Dominique slipped through the dragnet that freed her Sunday as three others were arrested for complicity. The victim, 64, was found unharmed on a farm near Senlis after a nationwide manhunt within 150 miles of Paris.
Premier Khrushchev flies into Moscow after a 16 day tour of the United Arab Republic backed by Gamal Abdel Nasser. He promises another 277 million loan and warns US flights over Cuba could have fatal consequences. The Cairo stop boosted his personal popularity though observers doubt Arab publics embraced communism.
Washington police seized four suspects after a Saturday morning robbery and a double shooting at a Bluefield residence. Mrs Lula Blankenship valued the cash at $32,000 and later trunk discovery near Lexington Natural Bridge Virginia added to the mystery. A daughter, Pearlie Bell, tipped off authorities after traveling with the bandits from Washington to Charlottesville or to Bluefield. Two wounded victims, Sidney Sexton and David Blankenship, were treated and reported in satisfactory condition.
Former governor and Ra leigh County Bank president Okey L. Patteson will give the principal address at West Virginia University School of Medicine third class graduation exercises on June 1. Forty one graduates will receive MD degrees as part of the university’s 95th commencement.
A Wheeling native, S. Sgt. Curtis H. Koehler, 33, USAF, was among the dead in the May 11 crash of a C-135 transport plane in the Philippines. He had been stationed at Phoenix for three years and had just been transferred there. Memorial services will be held Tuesday afternoon at Luke Field Chapel in Phoenix.
The Supreme Court ruled the Prince Edward County public schools must reopen after closures since 1959 to end racial segregation. Justice Black stated the delay in educational equality violated the Constitution and sent the case back to lower courts for further action.
Raleigh County will observe Memorial Day with many stores and offices closed on Saturday. Most grocers close. some druggists offer special hours. Banks and state offices also close. federal employees gain an extra day off under a new law. On Saturday the Raleigh County courthouse and Board of Education close all day.
In Saigon the military government of Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh banned nine newspapers over the weekend and detained nine opposition figures from Hue for possible trial. The crackdown followed Diem era turmoil and aimed at curbing political criticism amid a lull in fighting with Communist guerrillas.
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson plans to fly to New York to dedicate a new wing of the Museum of Modern Art at 4 30 p m EDT, stay overnight at the Carlyle Hotel, and return to Washington Tuesday. Diplomats say Britain weighs an international Laotian crisis conference but backs Laos neutralists that the Communist withdrawal must come first. The U S army says the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment is being withdrawn from bases along the Iron Curtain and sent home from Germany as part of Berlin crisis retrenchment.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower states in a New York Herald Tribune article he will not dictate the GOP choice and urges the San Francisco convention to nominate a man dedicated to advancing civil rights who will not let impulsiveness govern foreign policy. House Foreign Affairs Committee members expected to back Johnson's bare bones foreign aid plan today.
Sherwood notes that voices call for further warlike actions and greater liberty, but warns real progress requires mastering current resources before pursuing new freedoms. The speaker urges practical steps over rhetoric to avoid rash decisions.
VIENTIANE Laos UPI military report says a strong Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese force overran Muong Kheung, the Neutralist last outpost on the Plain of Jars, after a 12 hour battle. Neutralist retreat toward Muong Suoi followed.
In Artie Ohio a brawl at White Oak Tavern early Sunday left Alfredo Cordova 39 Columbus shot in the stomach. Artie resident James Williams was fined 50 dollars for brandishing a gun as investigators pursue multiple suspects and confirm conditions at Raleigh General Hospital.
In San Francisco during a Polynesian festival, a ceremonial sword lighting sparked a blaze in Al Hallows Roman Catholic Church parish hall. A benefit dance crowd of 300 panicked as gasoline caught fire, leaving seven dead and 75 injured, with 12 in critical condition. Samoan torch dancer David Quiane was performing when the mishap occurred.
Top Republicans meet for preconvention talks weighing Nixon or Scranton as possible 1964 ticket. Morton discussed as runing mate for both, with Hatfield and Miller guiding convention posts. If Goldwater falters in California or blocked at San Francisco, Nixon or Scranton emerge as likely nominees.
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